2021 National Gingerbread House Competition Winners

[@theonlypinky]

The Food Network or some channel used to do an annual show on this competition! I miss it!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Yes, many media outlets including The Food Network have covered this event over the years. Next year in 2022 will be the 30th anniversary of the event and we expect there will be television media coverage once again. Thanks for watching!

[@jaehaspels9607]

All of them were amazing but my favorite was Hagrid's Hut (Gamekeeper's Cottage). It even had Fang in it.

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thank you and thank you for watching! Happy holidays to you!

[@kcwatkins4377]

This brought me joy. Thank you and peace.

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thank you for the kind words and thank you for watching...

[@kcwatkins4377]

@@NicholasLodgeschool My pleasure. Take care.

[@KimberlyChapman]

Thank you for capturing all the top pieces so well and so clearly so we could all see from afar. Much appreciated!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Our pleasure...and thank you for watching!

[@dragonsanddaffodils]

Absolutely wonderful video. So privileged to be able to see all the entries and the venue in such a beautiful video. Many congratulations to all the participants and winners, absolutely incredible work

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thanks for watching!

[@got2bjosh]

Nice to see Carla Hall. She was fun to watch on The Chew (ABC). The top three were polished, intricate, interactive, and of impressive scale.

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thank you for watching. Happy New Year to you...

[@nancyworthington4815]

Beautiful creations! A goal is to enter this wonderful competition. As a creator of gingerbread houses for the Festival of Trees in Davenport, Iowa for many years I understand the intense labor of love and the magical realm one enters when creating. All masterpieces. On to 2022!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Nancy...you have a wonderful, positive outlook on a competition of this magnitude! Hope you have the opportunity to fulfill your dream one year soon! Congratulations and Happy Holidays!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Best wishes for your gingerbread goals! Thanks for watching!

[@Rosie-ij3on]

Amazing! I couldn't pick just one single winner, would be too difficult 😅 fantastic stuff!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Yes...it takes the judges over 8 hours to make the decisions on the top winners. Thank for watching!

[@solochristo65]

I find it interesting that most all the baking shows, the judges chastise contestants when they do not follow what the competition actually states....... Here they let it go. The title says Gingerbread HOUSE Competition. I wish they showed all the works that were there.

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

If you were to read the competition rules you will learn that both the contestants and judges are following the rules. The competition "title" is not part of the rules. The rules allow the contestants to use their imaginations and the judging process takes over 8 hours by 9 qualified judges to select the winners each year. All entries must be 100% edible from the top of the base up and be made of at least 75% pure gingerbread. Each year judges will drill into some entries and taste to ensure it is indeed gingerbread.

[@solochristo65]

@@NicholasLodgeschool You are correct. I went to a competition of another year, and they happen to mention it. Thanks. These displays are ARTWORKS!!!! I would love to visit Ashville but After I get to visit New Bern because that is where my mom grew up. We are on Long Island, NY. If it wasn't hot in the summers in NC I would live there.................Maybe, now that I think of the poisonous snakes and bears

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

@@solochristo65 Thanks for watching. Happy Holidays to you!

[@tmcl1837]

I'm with you. Nice project, but you didn't follow directions.

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

The rules do not state that the entry has to be a "house" which leaves a lot of room for creativity.@@tmcl1837

[@theonlypinky]

Ahhhh....6 minutes didn't seem long enough! The 1st place carousel was stunningly full of wonderful details!!! Beautiful. Did anyone notice the rotation was backwards? Beautiful nonetheless!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

About the rotation. Most "real" carousels do rotate counter-clockwise. However, the turntable that the photography team was using at the event only rotated clockwise, making it look like it was going backwards. The electric turntable was not part of the entry. Only part of the photography and video teams. So this would not have been a part of the judging. But still...even moving backwards it was a stunning entry and 100% edible from the top of the base and up.

[@martiolsen4717]

Those entries were ALL amazing!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thank you for watching!

[@toniblackmore3016]

Struggling to breathe every time an exhibit is carried or moved!😂

[@h.huffen-puff4105]

Thank you.

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thank you for watching!

[@floatingkid]

Very nice but... how did MOST of these even get into a "gingerbread HOUSE" contest?

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

The contest rules are that the entry has to be constructed of at least 75% gingerbread but the rules do not state that the entry has to be a "house." The Grove Park Inn has even sometimes stated, "The National Gingerbread House Competition...Where a house is not necessarily a house." This opens up more creativity for all the creators and certainly makes room for some very interesting entries! Thank you for watching!

[@h7opolo]

2:40 "guarding" is misspelled.

[@Learaaa]

don't call it a gingerbread house competition if its not gingerbread HOUSES, should be renamed to "creations made with gingerbread"

[@IVant2BAlone]

That's what I was thinking.

[@kasimfazan1813]

Very nice your jenjar brand hows

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thank you for watching...Happy Holidays!

[@boojay111]

shouldn't the carousel be going anti-clockwise?

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

About the rotation. Most "real" carousels do rotate counter-clockwise. However, the turntable that the photography team was using at the event only rotated clockwise, making it look like it was going backwards. The electric turntable was not part of the entry. Only part of the photography and video teams. So this would not have been a part of the judging. But still...even moving backwards it was a stunning entry and 100% edible from the top of the base and up.

[@tmcl1837]

How can something win if it's not even a house?

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

The rules do not state that an entry has to be a "house" which leaves lots of room for creativity...Thanks for watching!

[@BP-yd9vn]

But are some of these really houses?

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

"The National Gingerbread House Competition: Where a House is not necessarily a House" is how the official rules read from the Omni Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in Asheville, North Carolina.

[@odorupompokorin22]

Where is the gingerbread house on these?

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

The rules do not state that the entry has to be a "house" and that leaves a lot of room for creativity. All entries must be created with at least 75% gingerbread and all materials from the top of the board up must be 100% edible...Thank you for watching!

[@mrsuzzy2]

Congratulations to all!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thank you fo watching!

[@rosangelacorporan1066]

Beautifullll!!!! 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩 Amazing Waoooo..👏👏👏👏 Outstanding!!! First price Waooooo...Waoooo what a talent 👏 👌 🎊 🎊 🎊 🎊 Congratulation. All beautiful...🤩🤩

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thanks for watching!

[@lizsteilkie]

Is it open this year???

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Please visdit the Omni Grove Park Inn webiste for available viewing times at www.omnihitels.com and select The Omni Grove park Inn...Thanks for watching.

[@huyenfilindeu1001]

Beautiful!❣🌹❣

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thanks for watching!

[@maximuszevon-powell719]

yum!

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

We agree....All so very original and well done! Thanks for watching!

[@kasimfazan1813]

So like me

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Glad you enjoyed. Happy Holidays to you!

[@suredaneshmand8757]

👍👍👍

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Thanks for watching!

[@anamariagarciarodriguez5521]

😍🥰

[@angellicagearcrooner7121]

I have to admit, I'm rather disappointed in the showing. These are not gingerbread houses. They are, at best, sculptures that happen to have some gingerbread inside them. I bet you most of these are, by weight, more colored fondant than gingerbread. While these I'm sure follow the technical rules of the contest, they do not follow the spirit of what a gingerbread house is. No decorations made of pieces of candy. No twirls of white icing on brown walls. If you can remove all the gingerbread from a piece and not see any real change, then should it really still qualify? I'm not arguing that these didn't take immense talent or technical skill, but if someone entered a sandcastle competition with a structure made of painted concrete blocks ("It's got sand in it, ain't it?") they'd probably catch a lot of flack for that.

[@NicholasLodgeschool]

Please remember, this is the "National Gingerbread House Competition: Where a House is not Always a House." The strict rules state that the entries must be at least 75% real gingerbread and 100% edible from the base up. The judges spend many, many hours ensuring each entry meets the rules and guidelines. The other three categories, Child, Youth & Teen have the gingerbread features you are seeking and looking for. The Adult category has always, for the past 29 years leaned towards a more unique entry. Hopefully the "spirit" of the entries and competition will yield happiness to all...We thank you for watching...Happy Holidays!

[@pinchevulpes]

What a baby